1/1/2015
Uniqueness
I never bought the ideas taught by http://punktorah.org/ and other "cool" sites that try to make Judaism fit modern day culture, however I have started to appreciate the importance of being different and unique. Although I am many things only a few of them define me, such as being culturally and religiously Jewish something that I embraced as an adult. At the same time I don't want to anymore to fit any traditional stereotypes since I been working on that for a while to decrease attention to my Hispanic origin. My experience of American culture is that labels and assumptions about someone's backgrounds are very prevalent and it takes a lot of energy to educate others about Jewish history and migration. All I am saying is that I am finally embracing my uniqueness and hope that this will become apparent in this blog
5/02/2010
Spiritual Support at the Time of Crisis
“God seeks out broken vessels for His use, as
it says: "God is the healer of shattered hearts" Psalms 147:3, Lev.R. 7:2
Uniqueness
I never bought the ideas taught by http://punktorah.org/ and other "cool" sites that try to make Judaism fit modern day culture, however I have started to appreciate the importance of being different and unique. Although I am many things only a few of them define me, such as being culturally and religiously Jewish something that I embraced as an adult. At the same time I don't want to anymore to fit any traditional stereotypes since I been working on that for a while to decrease attention to my Hispanic origin. My experience of American culture is that labels and assumptions about someone's backgrounds are very prevalent and it takes a lot of energy to educate others about Jewish history and migration. All I am saying is that I am finally embracing my uniqueness and hope that this will become apparent in this blog
5/02/2010
Spiritual Support at the Time of Crisis
“God seeks out broken vessels for His use, as it says: "God is the healer of shattered hearts" Psalms 147:3, Lev.R. 7:2
Through my graduate work and clinical
pastoral education, I have developed a clinical practice around counseling and
pastoral concepts which focuses on the emotional and spiritual wellbeing of my
patients. Through my experience working in different hospitals, I have witnessed
amazing examples of human resilience and learned to communicate concepts of
hope to my patients. I have also learned to assess if they are transcending
their illness or being consumed by it. Meditating on Victor Frankl’s
conclusions from his experience as a survivor of the concentration camps
"...man's inner strength may raise him above his outward fate,"[1]Emotional trauma
affects the mental health of the patient to the point of causing irreparable
damage. The Jewish sage Nahmanides specifically included mental illness in the
category of pirkuah nefesh (saving a
life) which overrides all other obligations and prohibitions.[2] The
training I received as a clinical chaplain focuses on recovery and healing a person's
mental as well as physical health. Jewish thinker Eugene Borowitz, in his
article Please, God, Heal Her, Please writes about Jewish motivation for
our involvement in healthcare “Every cure is a small redemption, surely an
underground reason why Jews in disproportionate numbers spend their lives doing
therapy. They want to help usher in the Messiah.” One key concept in chaplaincy
is that healing can come in many ways, below are some ways that I could have been
present with the patient in his pain.
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